Jeremy C Kester

Jeremy C Kester

converting caffeine into words

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  • Novels
    • The Good Teacher
    • Remember the Yorktown (Gravity 1)
    • The Dangerous Life of Agnes Pyle
  • short stories
    • Into Fire’s Den
    • Farm Life Lost
  • PoemsPoems by Jeremy C Kester
    • Change of Seasons: Selected Poems
    • varied degrees of darkness: selected poems
  • Slips, Trips, and Falls

    Last Friday I missed the posting of a short piece of fiction for Free Fiction Friday. Of course, doing so produced in me a pang of guilt and annoyance. Partly because I want to be flawless in the execution and partly because it exposed that I have still a lot of things that I am…

    Jeremy C Kester

    November 1, 2022
    Blog
    independent writing, word count, writing, writing discipline, writing process, writing struggle
  • Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 7 – Trying to Compete

    “Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt “Compare Yourself To Who You Were Yesterday, Not To Who Someone Else Is Today.” – Jordon B Peterson “The curse of comparison will scare you from attempting anything.” – Bangambiki Habyarimana Why am I posting quotes on comparison when the title says “Trying to compete”? Part…

    Jeremy C Kester

    October 31, 2022
    Blog
    goals, how writers fail, independent writing, kristine kathryn Rusch, life lessons, writerslife, writing, writing process, writing struggle
  • Trade-offs

    Many things sit on a metaphorical shelf in my mind. Those things are my interests. The activities I’d like to take part in, the stories I’d like to read, the shows I’d like to watch, the skills I’d like to learn… Unfortunately, it seems that of late that shelf appears to be collecting dust. Too…

    Jeremy C Kester

    October 24, 2022
    Blog
    goals, independent writing, life, life lessons, priority, professionalism, trade-offs, writing, writing process
  • Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 6 – Too Close…

    Kristine Kathryn Rusch called part 6 of her series on “How Writers Fail” Words, so I am inclined to do the same. But the title there is deceiving. This one is about getting stuck in words. There’s something bigger here. This post is part 6 in my ongoing series where I turn a self-directed critical…

    Jeremy C Kester

    October 17, 2022
    Blog
    failure, goals, how writers fail, independent writing, kristine kathryn Rusch, words, writing, writing process
  • Building and Changing

    On the heels of last week’s update that Free Fiction Friday is being resumed on October 14th, 2022 (this Friday), the idea came to list out a number of things needed to happen on my site and writing life in general. Over a year ago (can’t remember when at this point), I updated the site…

    Jeremy C Kester

    October 10, 2022
    Blog, News, Updates, and Events
    Blog, independent writing, site update, updates, writing, writing process
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